Daily Republican., 1887-09-19
MORE ABOUT THE MURDER.
fiedel's Deliberate Preparations for
Committing tho Bloody Deed-The
Ooroners Inquest Held Saturday

aooois DeHnerato Preparations for
Committing tho Bloody Doed-The
Ooroners Inquest Held Saturday
After noon.
But little else except the terrible
iraRedy In the Ninth ward was talked
lb0ut In this city last Saturday and
1esterdsy. Hundreds OF persons wended
heir way to Lammott street, and stood
gazing ut the closed house where It had
oeen committed, while the neiR bora
done anything all day Ss.ut-
lay but stand around their doors an
compare notes Ia relation to the sad
affair. 1t IL now known thst Rledel de-
liberAsely planned the murder almos,
Que week before he carried his plans
Into execution, and that he told 0 friend
last Monday evening that he intended
70 kill the loom bose, bis wife and child
and then pu. IN end to his own exis
tence.
He and his family came to this city
from Philadelphia about one year ago
aud at first Obtained employ ment Al
Riddles Mills. About six months agc
he was thrown out Of work, and after Q
little time spent In searching for . stu
alton obtained employment for himself
and wife at the Arlington Mills. Their
IL was that he moved to the house where
tbs tragedy was com mitted. Previous
70 locating In Philadelphia, Riedel had
resided In New York and nocum ulated
some money, but was ruined financially
BY endorsing for . supposed friend, BY
which he lost $l2, 2,0C0. He is o man oi
Ann oA ~ a.. -
tiveness, but although he has been In
this country about fourteen years, Ia
very ignorant Of Its laws, consequently
when he found that the savings OF years
were swept from him by legal process
he drifted into fatalism and socialistic
ideAs. BE and his wife had not worked
long at the Arlington Mills before the
engine broke down and they were again
thrown out OF employ ment for o time
and got In debt.
After getting to work again they paid
all these debts except $18 for two
months rents, 81 store bill and so cents
Tor milk. On account Of her approach
IDg confinement Mrs. Riedel gave
notice 10 Frank Ferrell, the loom boss,
On Saturday. 10Th instant, that she ir-
,ented to quit work In two weeks. This
WAS In accordance with the rules of the
mill, and she thought by that time they
would have not only enough money TO
pay their debts but little over to pre-.
pare for their time Of need. Whom MIR.
Ferrell reported the fact of her havin q
given notice to Mr.. Hillsley, the euper.
he replied that he had n wo-
man that he could put In her place at
once, and that as MRS. Riedel was not
In o ct condition TO work he thought II
would be better TO let her take the loom
On Monday morning. The Riedels
went TO work rs qusual last Monday
when Mr.. Ferrell informed the wife
v hat had been done, but as she did not
seem to comprehend him he took her by
The shoulders and pushed her out of the
siley between the loome telling her TO
20 home.
When Riedel heard Of this he com.
planned TO to the superintendent, and aa
he did not get any satisfaction, demand.
ed his time and left with her. What
passed between the couple after they re.
turned to their cAeerless home is known
10 none but themselves, but In the after
noon Mrs. Riedel called on Mrs Kohler
\ seiRhbor, and cried about being dis
,hargsd. She also told her that she was
sfraid her husband would do something
desperate, as he was very downhearted
md threatened to kill her and their
,hild, and also himself. In the mean
ime Rledel came in town and called on
squire Bertolett to ASCERTAIN II he could
rot recover two weeks wages for the
lime his wife had given notice. He
vas told that lawsuit would cost him
money, and that as the
company nigh. carry 1t to court he
would have to lose time and be subjsc
ID to other Inconvenience. He then
vent to Gustayes Koleh's saloon, st No.
118 Market street, and after telling
tim what had happened said there was
10 law for a map, and that he would
.et revolver and make law, by killing
he superintendent and loom boss.
Az he WAS very much excited, Mr..
Solch tried to reason with him, and
old him to quiet himself down and
ook for work somewhere else. After
Thinking two or three "short" beers he
eft the saloon and went to Gottlelb
NAchter's, at No. 10 West Twenty-seo.
nd street, and while there told Mrs.
that he intended to get q pistol
nd kill Mr.. Ferrel, the loom boss, aud
hen shoot his wife. child and himself,
ut as he seemed to be under the intiu
nos OF liquor no attention was paid to
hese threats. On Tuesday morning
IRA. Riedel called on Mrs. Kobler and
eemed In pretty good spirits; she said
hat her husband was all right again,
nd that they were all going to Phila.
elphia. The Deighbors saw them start,
ut nothing further was known Of them
ntil alter the shooting. Riedel Gays
hat they went to Philadelphia In
earch OF work. and that after they
sme home on Friday night his little
oy, tired out with the journey, laid
own on the lounge aud went to sleep,
,hen hs took him In his arms and Car
led him up stairs to bed.
After coming down stairs he told his
'ife that he was going out for little
,hile, and came over in town. He kept
q down Market street TO Harris cloth.
lg and notion store, just below Third
rect where he seleotedsa A.oaltbre re.
Oliver, for which he paid $3.50. He
I'D Dir. Harris that IS he expected to
ave use for the pistol that night he
auted . box Of cartridges, and as he
ID not have them on hand he went out
i'd bought them for him for SO cents
9 then retraoed his steps aud resohed
% homo about 10 O'Clock. According
his statement be then went to bed In
o seoond-story back room, his wife
I'd Willie occupying the bed In the
ont room. He says tha: he did not
sep any until after he committed the
ed when he laid down and had . nap.
THE INQUEST.
On Saturday morning Coroner Barn.
Il sum m oned the following jurors:
Twin FL. Barr. j. Alfred Collins, John
cSorley, J. Travers Jones. Edgar g.
agnes, Joseph j. Rigby,J. O. Hilborn,
iliis,n u. Kurtz and William r
ing, who after being sworn orgauized
electing Edwin Fl, Barr foreman,
illiam r. Kurtz secretary. They then
iourned until 80 O'Clock in the af-
moon, when they again met at the